Proverbs 8:11 — King James Version← Study notes

“For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.”

Proverbs 8:11 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 8:119 words

HebrewMeaning

כִּֽיkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

טוֹבָ֣הṭwōbāh

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

חָ֭כְמָהḥākəmāh

skilfulnounH2451

wisdom · wisely · wit

מִ/פְּנִינִ֑יםmipəniyniym

rubypronH6443

וְ/כָלwəkāl

all (mannerconjH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

חֲ֝פָצִ֗יםḥăpāṣiym

acceptablenounH2656

delight · desire · things desired · matter ···

לֹ֣אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִֽשְׁווּyišəww

availverbH7737

behave · bring forth · compare · countervail ···

בָֽ/הּbāh

pron

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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